Novel & Cerita Self Deception Meaning

Si Jackson Lucas Montgomery ay kilala bilang the perfect son na nagpatayo ng imperyo, may daan-daang negosyo, at milyon-milyong investor na nagtitiwala sa kaniya. Ngunit hindi alam ng lahat, may isang lalaking nakatago sa loob niya. A man who is wilder, more ruthless, more dangerous… and far more sinful. His other self, ang rebelong anak na hindi kayang kontrolin ang tunay niyang pagkatao. Si Tatiana Louis Alcantara, isang stripper na desperadong makaalis sa mabahong buhay na mayroon siya, ay aksidenteng nabuntis ng lalaking hindi niya alam ang pagkakakilanlan. Tanging ang tattoo lang ng lalaki sa left abdomen ang palatandaan niya. Sa gitna ng kanyang paghahanap sa lalaking nakabuntis sa kanya ay nahulog siya sa patibong na hindi niya inaakalang mangyayari sa kanyang buhay. Bumungad na lamang sa kaniya ang dark, hypersexual alter ego ng pinakamakapangyarihang lalaki sa bansa. They fall into a secret, burning affair. Isang relasyong puno ng halik na bawal, yakap na delikado, at gabing kinakalaban ng katawan ang katinuan. Ngunit nang magsimulang maglaho ang perfect son personality dahil kay Tatiana, nagkagulo ang buong angkan ng Montgomery. Para sa kanila, si Tatiana ang sumpang sisira sa kanilang imperyo. At gagawin nila ang lahat para mawala siya sa buhay ng anak nila para ibalik ang perpektong anak na kailanman ay hindi naging totoo. What they don’t know about is that… The rebel son doesn’t just want her. He will destroy worlds to keep her.

In a world ruled by power and betrayal, Atticus Escoban, the younger daughter of the influential Escoban family, has always lived away from the dangerous chaos of their criminal empire. For 21 years, she was sheltered, hidden, and protected. But her life changes forever when Alijax Costaloña, the cold and calculating heir of the Costaloña dynasty, violently confronts her father, leaving him gravely wounded. Atticus never expected to be caught in the crossfire of her family’s schemes. Worse, Alijax discovers her existence and shocks everyone by choosing her—over her older sister Anneth—to be his fiancée. The engagement is a sham, a dangerous ploy to secure alliances, but Alijax has plans no one can predict. Determined to protect her family at any cost, Atticus agrees to the engagement, kahit na lumalaban ang puso niya sa ideya. Behind her composed exterior, she plots her way out, refusing to let the Costaloñas dictate her future. But the closer she gets to Alijax, the harder it becomes to distinguish between the man who ruined her family and the one who seems capable of understanding her like no one else. “Do you think you can escape this, Atticus?” he said, his voice dangerously low as he cornered her in the dimly lit study. “You’re mine now. Whether you like it or not.” Her fists clenched, and she met his cold, unreadable gaze with defiance. “You can own the world, Alijax Costaloña, pero ako? Hindi mo ako makukuha.” In a game of power, deception, and forbidden emotions, Atticus must make the ultimate choice. Will she sacrifice her freedom to protect her family, or will she risk it all to claim the life she truly deserves? Love and survival collide in a story where nothing is what it seems, and every decision could be deadly.

Some love were planted in a garden. Others were forged across the forest of sacrifices. Tanya Aleziandra Claveria has spent her entire life chasing perfection. Not because she was greedy for it, but because she was taught that love, freedom, and happiness always come with a price. Admired by everyone yet imprisoned by impossible expectations, she believes every dream demands a price. Until everything changed when Idrisvan Arcxel Buenaventura arrived at Aurea University as its successor and a new professor. Reserved, brilliant, and impossible to ignore, he awakened a part of Tanya she believed that her fragmented soul would never find. Little did she know that it was a love that had already found her before she did. Idrisvan has known her long before fate finally brought them together, and behind his carefully crafted identity lies a man living a life far more dangerous than anyone could imagine. As their stolen moments blossom into a forbidden romance, Tanya discovers the courage to dream and choose her own happiness. Until betrayal, deception, and hidden loyalties tear them apart, leaving each to believe the other has walked away. Yet, destiny played another twisted game, giving them one final chance. Beneath the weight of old wounds, long-buried secrets, and lives forever changed, Tanya and Idrisvan must confront the truth that time could never erase. As past and present collide, they were left with unanswered question. Can a love torn apart by lies survive when fate brings two lost hearts back together? A sweeping tale of forbidden romance, hidden identities, betrayal, redemption, and second chances, their love written in pages beneath the moonlight echoes that the greatest freedom wasn't found from escaping the past. It was in two lost souls, finding their way back to each other despite the cruel games of fate.

For five long years, Lyra Santiago believed love was enough. Kahit galing siya sa simpleng pamilya at ang fiancé niyang si Tristan ay anak ng isang business tycoon, hindi siya natinag. But on their wedding day, everything shattered—Tristan dumped her for a wealthier woman, in front of everyone, leaving her broken, humiliated, and wearing a wedding dress that mocked her pain. Walang direksiyon, umiiyak at wasak, she wandered into the night—only to meet a silent stranger in a wheelchair. His name was Elias Montero. Mysterious. Cold. Untouchable. And when he suddenly asked, “Will you marry me tonight?”—Lyra, driven by grief and impulse, said yes. What began as a reckless decision turned into something life—altering. Sa kanilang wedding night, Elias stunned her—standing up from his wheelchair, carrying her to bed with strength and dominance that contradicted everything she assumed. Kinabukasan, sa kaniyang pagbabalik sa trabaho, isang mas malaking rebelasyon ang bumungad: Elias was her company’s new CEO—none other than the zillionaire heir to the Montero Group of Companies. From heartbreak to power play, Lyra’s world turned upside down. She became Elias’s personal assistant, his shadow, his obsession. Unti—unti, sa gitna ng mga intriga, tsismis, at mapanghusgang mata, she found herself falling for the man who saw her worth when she couldn’t see it herself. But secrets have a way of unraveling. A former lover resurfaces. A hidden fiancée returns. At sa oras ng pagdududa, Lyra walks away—carrying not just a wounded heart, but Elias’s child. Now, Elias must fight not just to win her back… but to prove that his love wasn’t a lie. Because in a world full of deception, only one truth remains—he never wanted a wife... until her.

Zandro's father exiled him to leave their mansion. He was just only 8 then when it's force him to leave in his foreign country. Together with his butler they moved to the philippines and lived a simple life. Not knowing the real situation he begin to feel a deep livid unto his father. He begin to shut off his self to anyone. But only one person can actually change him. A person which he didn't expect with to treasure the most. "ZANDROOO!" matinis na sigaw ng isang babae. Isang ngite ang namutawi sa kanyang mga labi bago ito tuluyang hinarap. "What?" paingos niyang tanong dito. Namumula sa galit ang may kaliitan nitong mukha at halos umusok na ang ilong nito sa galit. Nakakatuwa talaga itong pagmasdan kapag nagagalit. Ngunit isang malakas na batok ang ibinigay nito sa kanya dahilan nang pagkakatayo niya sa kanyang pagkakaupo. Napatingala ito sa kanya nang tuluyan na siyang tumayo. Halos hanggang balikat niya lang ito. "Hindi ka na naman pumasok sa klase natin. Isusumbong na talaga kita kay Uncle," panenermon nito sa kanya. "Tss." 'Bakit naman siya papasok sa loob ng room nila kung wala din naman ito doon.' "Umalis lang ako sandali dahil ipinatawag ako ni Ma'am Jie. Kung saan-saan ka na agad napapadpad gawain ba nang matinong estud-" Naputol ito sa pagsasalita nang hablutin niya ang maliit nitong beywang saka ito siniil ng halik. Halos ramdam niya ang paninigas nito dahil sa ginawa niya. Nang bitawan niya ang mga labi nito ay nakita niya sa mga mukha nito ang pagkagulat. "Your too noisy Eury," he huskily said and intertwined his hands with hers. "Bumalik na tayo sa klase." Hila niya rito. Eurydice Solarte is the Mafia's son obsession.

Ikakasal na rin naman ako, bakit hindi ko pa hayaan ang sarili kong sulitin ang gabi na 'to dahil kinaumagahan pag-aari na ako ng iba. "Laze," matipid na tawag ko sa kaniya. "Hindi mo na ako gusto, 'di ba?" Kwestyon ko na ikinatigil niya. "Hindi na." Sagot niya kaya mapait akong ngumiti at tsaka ako tumayo. "I am a horrible woman, Laze. You'll hate me after this, your girl might even curse me to death but I don't care. I want to play," nangunot ang noo niya habang nakatingin sa akin na nakatayo sa bandang harapan niya. "What? Are you gonna kill me?" Nakangisi niyang sabi at naguguluhan, pero tinitigan ko ang mukha niya at tsaka ko pinantayan 'yon. "I'm going to do the things I'm not good at," binasa ko ang labi at tsaka ko sinunggaban ang labi niya, dahil sa ginawa ko ay napasandal pa siya sa wall. Ipinikit ko ang mata at lakas loob na nanatili sa pwesto ko ngunit nang maramdaman ko ang pag awang ng labi niya ay hindi ko na alam ang gagawin kaya napapahiya akong hinawakan ang pisngi niya. Bago pa man ay natigilan ako humiwalay siya at hindi ako makapaniwalang tinitigan, "This is cheating Hakuna Miran," hindi makapaniwalang sabi niya. I know, I know it well. Napatitig ako sa labi niya tsaka ako ngumisi, "That's why I called my self horrible." Seryoso ang mukha niya at tsaka siya tumikhim at umayos ng upo. Parang hindi makapaniwala sa inasta ko, "Do you hate me now?" Ang malamlam niyang mata ay tumitig sa mata ko. Napatitig ako sa kaniya ng dahan dahan siyang tumango, "Yes." That pierced my heart.

Nagising si Liza Reyes at natuklasang nawawala ang limang taon ng kanyang alaala. Sa kanyang harapan ay isang cute na bata na mahiyain siyang tinatawag na “Mommy.” At sa tabi nito, isang lalaking may malamig at mabigat na presensya ang walang emosyong nag-uutos na dalhin niya ang bata para magpa-blood transfusion sa kanyang stepsister. Doon niya unti-unting natuklasan ang nakakagimbal na katotohanan—sa loob ng limang taon na hindi niya naaalala, ikinasal siya sa fiancé ng kanyang stepsister. At mas masahol pa, ginamit ng lalaking iyon ang kasal bilang kapalit para puwersahin siyang pumirma sa isang makapal at hindi patas na kontrata. Galit na napasuntok si Liza Reyes sa mesa. “Hayop ka! Kung sino man ang gustong maging Mrs. Hugo, sa kanila na! Akin ang bata, kukunin ko ang kalahati ng ari-arian, at ikaw… ipakakain kita sa mga aso!” Hindi niya maintindihan kung paano naging ganoon kababa ang kanyang “future self”—isang babaeng sunod-sunuran at madaling tapakan. Dahil kung ang dati niyang sarili ang tatanungin, hinding-hindi niya hahayaan ang ganitong kapalaran. Mula noon, muling binuo ni Liza ang sarili niya. Pinanday niya ang kanyang pangalan, nagtayo ng sariling brand company, at unti-unting sinakop ang merkado hanggang sa umabot siya sa tuktok ng tagumpay. Samantala, si Hugo Yañez, ang lalaking malamig at laging walang pakialam… ay tila unang beses na nakakita ng tunay na Liza Reyes. Habang pinagmamasdan niya ang babaeng ngayon ay hinahabol ng mga lalaki sa buong lungsod, unti-unting sumiklab sa kanya ang matinding selos—hanggang sa mapilit siyang lunurin ang sarili sa alak gabi-gabi. At sa wakas, sa boses na puno ng pagmamay-ari at hindi mapigilang damdamin, sinabi niya: “Asawa ko… hindi tayo maghihiwalay. Ang pera sa’yo… at ako, sa’yo rin.”